Wild perfumed plant found on walk today

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  1. treetops

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    Hello, today we took the kids for a walk across the fields and I found this plant growing wild in the hedgerows. It smells a bit like sage.
    Any ideas of what it might be would be appreciated. Many thanks. It was a large plant a good 4 foot if i remember correctly with about the same spread. This is just a small part and about actual size

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  2. Phil A

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    Hi treetops,

    Looks like Mugwort to me.
     
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    Thanks Ziggy. Far less romantic sounding than my wife and I had hoped for, but thanks for the ID all the same :)
     
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    :scratch: Leaves don't look right for Mugwort Zig..
     
  5. Phil A

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    We are only seeing the top of the plant, but it might be Artemisia Campestris then.

    Wrong colour for Wormwood.

    Mugwort was traditionally worn on the belt on midsummers day & then thrown into the fire at night so that all your troubles for the next year would go up with it.
     
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